I think in the corridors of power these dangerous kinds of orders are issued in a much more vague way, passed down two or three levels of command before they're given to the assassin.

Eddie Campbell
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Former CIA Director William Colby once said, "I think in the corridors of power these dangerous kinds of orders are issued in a much more vague way, passed down two or three levels of command before they're given to the assassin." We want to give people the order not to assassinate us for example, but we're not sure if that order will be passed down to just us or three levels down.

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